Photo: Badar ChaudharyĪlthough not exactly a connoisseur myself, I was still able to tell that the singers trying to emulate the ‘Princes of Qawwals’ – the Sabri brothers – were amateurs who lacked the necessary schooling. Not more than a decade ago traditional qawwali was still thriving and the best place to listen to qawwalis was not a privately organised concert but these very publically hosted urs. (King of the Haram, look upon us with mercy.)Īs strong as commentary can ever be, this poetry has always inspired reverence in faulted souls. And just as I started up the stairs separating the dust of the polluted world from the spiritual atmosphere of the place, the lyrics became discernible as well, The melodious voice became clearer as I walked towards the shrine.
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